Just saw another thread about Dubai, check this out...
islands the shape of palm trees:
http://www.theemiratesnetwork.com/bu...lm_islands.htm
better yet, a manmade 60 million acre recreation of the globe in 200 different manmade islands:
http://www.ameinfo.com/news/Detailed/23558.html
maybe we should all move there, this place is amazing. too bad its in the middle east